Schuylkill man robbed as he stops car to aid stranded driver

June 14, 2011|By Frank Warner, OF THE MORNING CALL

A Schuylkill County man who stopped his car to help a man whose sport-utility vehicle had broken down on Route 61 on Monday afternoon was robbed at gunpoint as he gave the stranded driver a ride, police said.

Jordan Berg, 22, of New Ringgold saw the disabled Chevrolet Blazer on the southbound side of Route 61, about 30 miles west of Allentown, at 3 p.m. when he pulled over to offer aid, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.

More than one person was with the tan SUV in Deer Lake, West Brunswick Township, police said, but only one man got into Berg's car. As Berg drove off, the man pulled a handgun and robbed Berg, police said.

Police did not say what the robber took from Berg, who was injured but able to escape the robber.

Anyone with information on the Blazer or the robber can contact state police at 570-593-2000.